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I am a recent transplant to the Seattle area from Philadelphia. I love my Seattle neighborhood,and have recently been part of the newly formed Historic Wallingford nonprofit organization. I would like to be able to post on their behalf.

Historic Wallingford invites you to the Historic Homes Fair on Saturday, October 6 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N.

The event will offer a selection of architects, contractors, designers, and suppliers who can advise visitors interested in the care of historic homes. It will also feature six lectures, including a virtual tour of the variety of outstanding homes in the neighborhood, a panel discussion on historic designations, and a screening of the film Bungalow Heaven, about a neighborhood in Pasadena, California plus hands on instruction to research the history of …

Historic Wallingford members, family, and friends are cordially invited to our first potluck picnic at the Meridian Playground pavilion on Saturday, August 11 from 4 to 7 PM.

Please bring a potluck dish to share, your preferred beverage (alcohol is not allowed in Seattle parks), and a lawn chair. We’ll provide table service (plates, silverware, napkins, and cups), a cooler with water, and cake for dessert.

Join us on Saturday, July 14, as we walk in the 69thannual Wallingford Family Parade – Seattle’s oldest parade! For years, this event was known as the Wallingford Kiddie Parade and has long been affiliated with Seattle’s summer festival – Seafair.

Bagpipers parading down 45th Street – many parades ago.

We’ll gather between 10 and 10:30 a.m. in the grass field at Meridian Park. Please RSVP to [email protected]and sign in with us when you arrive– parade organizers require us to compile a complete list of participants. The parade route leaves Meridian Park headed south on Bagley …

Join Historic Wallingford for An Evening With Paul Dorpat–Seattle Author, Historian, and Seattle Times Columnist

at Seattle First Church of the Nazarene

4401 2nd Ave NE, Seattle 98105

Friday, May 18th, 7 p.m.

Join us and our very own Wallingford legend Paul Dorpat for a lively evening reminiscing over old photographs of the neighborhood and its characters. Paul is the author of many richly illustrated books including Seattle, Now & Then; Seattle Waterfront: An Illustrated History; and Washington, Then & Now; and has been writing the “Now & Then” column for …

Join us with our very own Wallingford legend Paul Dorpat for a lively evening reminiscing over old photographs of the neighborhood and its characters.Paul is the author of many richly illustrated books including Seattle, Now & Then; Seattle Waterfront: An Illustrated History; and Washington, Then & Now; and has been writing the Now & Then column for the Pacific NW magazine for more than three decades. He is one of three founders of HistoryLink.org and, …

Thomas Veith was contracted by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to conduct a survey of structures in Wallingford in 2005.
Mr. Veith wrote “A Preliminary Sketch of Wallingford’s History
1855-1985” (available online)
This event is free to members of …

Wallyhood is dedicated to fostering community and communication in the Wallingford neighborhood. A group of volunteer editors rotates the responsibility of managing the site, and we welcome stories from all our neighbors.

This week’s editor is ​Jack McLaughlin. You can contact the editor-of-the-week at [email protected].

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